Column E shows the maximum air temperature. With respect to the freezing point, from 0° C at 1 atm pressure it will increase up to 0.01° C at 0.006 atm (which is about the average pressure on Mars as given by NASA). This is the triple point of water. At pressures below this, water will never be liquid. It will change directly between solid and gas phase (sublimation). The temperature for this phase change, the sublimation point, will decrease as the pressure is further decreased

Column F shows minimum air temperature.

Column G shows the air temperature range for each sol. On Earth temperatures can vary by 40 °C in deserts. In column G where the range is 59 °C or less yellow background coloring points that out. The National Park Service claims the world record in a diurnal temperature variation is 102 °F (57 °C) (from 46 °F (8 °C) to −56 °F (−49 °C)) in Browning, Montana (elevation 4,377 feet/1,334 meters) on January 23 to 24, 1916. There were 2 days in Montana where the temperature changed by 57 °C.

Column H shows temperature range divided by 40. This allows us to compare terrestrial deserts with Gale Crater, Mars. How much cooling occurs at night is related to the density of the atmosphere. Here we see the ratio of cooling on a Mars sol to the typical 40 °C cooling figure for Earth's deserts shown with a green background when that ratio is under 1.5. For MSY Year 1 when we altered the devisor from 40 °C to 57 °C then 88 of the ratios were altered to 1 or less than 1, meaning that Martian air pressure is indeed likely much higher than NASA claims.

Column I shows maximum ground temperature. As with terrestrial deserts, the ground on Mars heats more during the day than the air does, and it cools more at night than the air does. In Column K when the maximum ground temperature is given by REMS is above 0°C it is shown with a red background.

Column J shows the minimum ground temperature. When it is -90 °C or colder the background is in purple. The ground temperatures are not very precise. The requirement was to measure ground brightness temperature over the range from 150 to 300 K witha resolution of 2 K and an accuracy of 10 K.

Column K. Drop in ground temperature from day to night.

Column L shows the increase in temperature from the mast 1.5 meters above the ground down to the ground during the daylight hours. In column N anytime there is an increase in temperature of 11 °C or more this in indicated with a dark blue background.

Column M shows the decrease in temperature from the ground to the air at nights. If the data were valid we would expect similar heating or cooling to occur over the set distance from ground to boom. A quick survey of the data immediately shows that this was not found. In column L we see a variation in heating between 0 °C and at least 15 °C with a 54 °C anomaly on Sol 1,070. For nighttime cooling any variation from 11°C to 19°C is shown with a medium blue background. More than that is shown with a dark blue background.

Column N shows thepressure for the same Ls in MSL Year 1.

Column O shows the absolute value of the change in pressure in Pascals from the same Ls in the previous year (Column [M] - [C]).

Column P shows the original pressure for the same Ls in MSL Year 1 before JPL revised their data.

Column Q shows the Ls during Year 1.

Column R shows the UV for the sol in Year 2.

Column S shows the UV for the sol in Year 1. All sols in MSL Year 1 and Year 2 have opacity listed as “sunny” which seems dubious.

Column T shows comments, if any.

Correction Note: On 3/20/2016. Due to an error in row, data was one row off before corrections to columns M,N, O and S before this date. Data on the table below has been corrected. These corrections must still be made to the same columns on the earlier data sets from Sol 880 to Sol 121.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

SOL

~LS

PRESSURE

Pa

EARTH

DATE

MAX

AIR

TEMP

°C

MIN

AIR

TEMP

°C

AIR

TEMP

RANGE

°C

AIR

TEMP

RANGE

°C/40

MAX

GROUND

TEMP °C

MIN

GROUND

TEMP °C

∆ GROUND

TEMP

DAY

TO

NIGHT

DAYTIME

CHANGE

IN TEMP

°C AIR

TO GROUND

NIGHTIME

CHANGE

IN TEMP

°C AIR TO

GROUND

PRESSURE

AT SAME

LS IN MSL

YEAR 1

∆ PRESSURE

YEAR 1 TO

YEAR 2 SAME

LS

~LS

year 1

PRESSURE

YEAR 1

BEFORE

REVISION

UV

YR

2

UV

YR

1

COMMENTS

YELLOW IF

<60 °C

GREEN IF

<1.5

RED IF

> 0 °C

PURPLE =

>-90°C

OR COLDER

Yellow numbers

= -80 to -89 °C,

red background =

-90°C or colder

drop

BLUE =

>10°C

PURPLE

= >10°C

YELLOW = > 7 Pa)

1213

90

851

1/4/2016

-27

-84

-57

1.425

-12

-87

-75

15

-3

857

-6

90

N/A

M

M

FIRST DAY OF WINTER

1214

90

850

1/5/2016

-24

-85

-61

1.525

-12

-86

-74

12

-1

856

-6

90

N/A

M

M

1215

91

848

1/6/2016

-27

-85

-58

1.45

-3

-84

-81

24

1

855

-7

91

N/A

H

M

Max ground temp seems

too warm for this Ls.

1216

91

847

1/7/2016

-28

-86

58

1.45

-6

-85

-79

22

1

853

-6

91

N/A

M

H

1217

92

846

1/8/2016

-27

-88

-61

1.525

-3

-91

-88

24

-3

852

-6

91

N/A

M

H

Max ground temp seems

too warm fo this Ls.

1218

92

845

1/9/2016

-32

-96

-64

1.6

-6

-91

-85

26

5

851

-6

92

N/A

M

M

1219

93

844

1/10/2016

-27

-87

-60

1.5

-4

-92

-88

23

-5

850

-6

92

N/A

M

M

1220

93

842

1/11/2016

-28

-87

-59

1.475

-3

-94

-91

25

-7

848

-6

93

N/A

M

H

Max ground temp seems

too warm fo this Ls.

1221

93

841

1/12/2016

-28

-87

-59

1.475

-1

-94

-93

27

-7

847

-6

93

N/A

M

M

Max ground temp seems

too warm fo this Ls.

1222

94

840

1/13/2016

-28

-87

-59

1.475

0

-94

-94

28

-7

845

-5

94

N/A

M

M

Max ground 0 Celsius

temp seems way

too warm fo this Ls.

See Figure 1.

1223

94

839

1/14/2016

-26

-88

-62

1.55

0

-98

-98

26

-10

843

-4

94

N/A

M

M

See above.

1224

95

837

1/15/2016

-29

-88

-59

1.475

1

-98

-99

30

-10

842

-5

95

N/A

M

M

Above freezing

ground temp but 98

degrees Celsius

(176.4F)

colder

at night. WHY?

1225

95

837

1/16/2016

-28

-87

-59

1.475

-1

-98

-97

27

-11

842

-5

95

N/A

M

M

1226

96

835

1/17/2016

-24

-87

-63

1.575

1

-97

-98

25

-10

840

-5

96

N/A

M

M

Ground high 1 above 0

1227

96

833

1/18/2016

-26

-88

-62

1.55

2

-97

-99

28

-9

839

-6

96

N/A

M

M

Ground high 2 above 0

1228

97

832

1/19/2016

-28

-88

-67

1.565

1

-93

-94

29

-5

838

-6

96

N/A

M

H

Ground high 1 above 0

1229

97

832

1/20/2016

-26

-88

-62

1.55

1

-98

-99

27

-10

836

-4

97

N/A

M

M

Ground high 1 above 0

1230

98

830

1/21/2016

-26

-88

-62

1.55

0

-98

-98

26

-10

835

-5

97

N/A

M

M

1231

98

828

1/22/2016

-26

-88

-62

1.55

1

-98

-99

27

-10

834

-6

98

N/A

M

M

Ground high 1 above 0

1232

99

827

1/23/2016

-28

-88

-60

1.5

1

-98

-99

29

-10

833

-6

98

N/A

M

M

Ground high 1 above 0

1233

99

826

1/24/2016

-27

-88

-61

1.525

1

-97

-98

28

-9

831

-5

99

N/A

M

M

Ground high 1 above 0

1234

99

824

1/26/2016

-26

-88

-62

1.5

2

-94

-96

28

-6

830

-6

99

N/A

M

H

Ground high still 2 above 0,

air lows seem stuck.at -88.

SEE FIGURE 2 BELOW.

1235

100

824

1/27/2016

-28

-88

-60

1.5

-1

-97

-96

27

-9

829

-5

100

N/A

M

H

SEE FIGURE 2 BELOW.

1236

100

822

1/28/2016

-26

-87

-61

1.525

1

-97

-98

27

-10

827

-5

100

N/A

M

H

Ground high 1 above 0

1237

101

820

1/29/2016

-29

-88

-59

1.475

0

-99

-99

29

-11

825

-5

101

N/A

M

H

SEE FIGURE 2 BELOW.

1238

101

819

1/30/2016

-26

-87

-61

1.525

2

-95

-97

28

-8

825

-6

101

N/A

M

M

Ground high 2 above 0

SEE FIGURE 2 BELOW.

1239

102

818

1/31/2016

-26

-89

-63

1.575

2

-95

-97

28

-6

823

-5

102

N/A

M

M

Ground high 2 above 0

SEE FIGURE 2 BELOW.

1240

102

816

2/1/2016

-24

-87

-63

1.575

3

-94

-97

27

-7

821

-5

102

N/A

M

M

New high in ground temp for this month (Mars month 4). Previous high 6- in MSL Year 1

SEE FIGURE 2 BELOW.

1241

103

816

2/2/2016

-28

-87

-59

1.475

1

-100

-101

29

-14

820

-4

102

N/A

M

M

New low in ground temp for this month (Mars month 4). Previous low -99 this year. -97 in MSL Year 1

SEE FIGURE 2 BELOW.

1242

103

815

2/3/2016

-26

-87

-61

1.525

2

-98

-100

28

-11

819

-4

102

N/A

M

M

Ground high 2 above 0

1243

104

814

2/4/2016

-26

-86

-60

1.5

1

-99

-100

27

-13

817

-3

103

N/A

M

H

Ground high 1 above 0

1244

104

812

2/5/2016

-26

-85

-59

1.475

0

-92

-92

26

-7

816

-4

104

N/A

M

M

1245

105

811

2/6/2016

-26

-86

-60

1.5

-4

-90

-86

22

-4

815

-4

104

N/A

M

M

1246

105

810

2/7/2016

-25

-85

-60

1.5

-3

-91

-88

22

-6

813

-3

105

N/A

M

M

1247

105

809

2/8/2016

-25

-85

-60

1.5

-4

-90

-86

21

-5

812

-3

105

N/A

M

M

1248

105

807

2/9/2016

-23

-86

-63

1.575

-4

-90

-86

19

-4

811

-4

106

N/A

M

M

1249

106

806

2/10/2016

-32

-85

-53

1.325

-9

-86

-77

23

-1

810

-4

107

N/A

M

M

Major drop in air temp high, but not in air temp low.

1250

107

804

2/11/2016

-28

-85

-57

1.425

-11

-88

-77

17

-3

808

-4

107

N/A

M

M

1251

107

803

2/12/2016

-27

-85

-58

1.45

-11

-88

-77

16

-3

807

-4

107

N/A

M

M

1252

108

802

2/13/2016

-31

-85

-54

1.35

-9

-86

-77

22

-1

806

-4

108

N/A

M

M

1253

108

800

2/14/2016

-26

-85

-59

1.475

-10

-89

-79

16

-4

804

-4

108

N/A

M

M

1254

109

799

2/15/2016

-29

-84

-55

1.375

-11

-88

-77

18

-4

802

-3

109

N/A

M

M

1255

109

798

2/16/2016

-25

-84

-59

1.475

-10

-89

-79

15

-5

802

-4

109

N/A

M

M

1256

110

795

2/17/2016

-27

-85

-58

1.45

-10

-85

-75

17

0

801

-6

109

N/A

M

M

1257

110

794

2/18/2016

-21

-84

-63

1.575

-8

-88

-80

13

-4

799

-5

110

N/A

M

M

1258

111

794

2/19/2016

-23

-83

-60

1.5

-13

-85

-72

10

-2

798

-4

110

N/A

M

M

1259

111

794

2/20/2016

-25

-84

-59

1.475

-12

-88

-76

13

-4

797

-3

111

N/A

M

M

1260

112

792

2/21/2016

-23

-83

-60

1.5

-12

-87

-75

11

-4

795

-3

111

N/A

M

M

1261

112

793

2/22/2016

-25

-81

-56

1.4

-12

-85

-73

13

-4

795

-2

112

N/A

M

M

1262

112

790

2/23/2016

-29

-81

-52

1.3

-12

-86

-74

17

-5

795

-5

112

N/A

M

M

1263

113

788

2/24/2016

-29

-84

-55

1.375

-12

-84

-72

17

0

793

-5

113

N/A

M

M

1264

113

787

2/25/2016

-27

-84

-57

1.425

-7

-83

-76

20

1

792

-5

113

N/A

M

M

1265

114

787

2/26/2016

-28

-81

-53

1.35

-7

-86

-79

21

-5

791

-4

114

N/A

M

M

1266

114

787

2/27/2016

-27

-82

-55

1.375

-8

-87

-79

19

-5

790

-3

114

N/A

M

H

1267

115

786

2/28/2016

-24

-83

-59

1.475

-11

-86

-75

13

-3

787

-1

115

N/A

M

M

1268

115

784

2/29/2016

-24

-83

-59

1.475

-11

-84

-73

13

-1

788

-4

115

N/A

M

M

1269

116

782

3/1/2016

-17

-83

-66

1.65

-12

-83

-71

5

0

787

-5

116

N/A

M

M

1270

116

782

3/3/2016

-18

-82

-64

1.6

-11

-82

-71

7

0

785

-3

116

N/A

M

M

1271

117

781

3/4/2016

-22

-84

-62

1.55

-12

-83

-71

10

1

784

-3

117

N/A

M

M

1272

117

780

3/5/2016

-23

-81

M

1.45

-12

-84

-72

11

-3

783

-3

117

N/A

M

H

1273

118

778

3/6/2016

-19

-79

-60

1.5

-12

-83

-71

7

-4

782

-4

118

N/A

M

M

1274

118

777

3/7/2016

-17

-82

-65

1.625

-2

-82

-80

15

0

781

-4

118

N/A

M

M

1275

119

775

3/8/2016

-17

-82

-65

1.625

-3

-85

-82

14

-3

780

-5

118

N/A

M

M

1276

119

774

3/9/2016

-20

-83

-63

1.575

-3

-83

-80

17

0

779

-5

119

N/A

M

M

Original Year 1 UV was Low, but NASA later altered all Low UV to other values.

1277

120

774

3/10/2016

-28

-84

-56

1.4

-5

-87

-82

23

-3

777

-3

119

N/A

H

M

1278

120

778

3/11/2016

-37

-83

-46

1.15

-8

-89

-81

29

-6

777

+1

120

N/A

M

M

-37 high air temp likely wrong, no corresponding usually cold night air temp. See revision on line below.

1278

120

773

3/11/2016

-29

-83

-54

1.35

-4

-89

-85

25

-6

777

-4

120

N/A

H

M

This line shows how REMS/JPL revised data for Sol 1278 after we pointed out above the problems with a -37 high air temperature.

1279

121

772

3/12/2016

-29

-83

-54

1.35

-7

-89

-82

22

-6

776

-4

120

N/A

H

M

1280

121

771

3/13/2016

-23

-84

-61

1.525

-7

-87

-80

16

-3

775

-4

121

N/A

H

M

1281

122

769

3/14/2016

-22

-83

-61

1.525

-5

-86

-81

17

-3

774

-5

121

N/A

H

M

1282

122

768

3/15/2016

-16

-81

-65

1.625

-6

-84

-78

10

-3

773

-5

122

N/A

M

M

1283

123

767

3/16/2016

-20

-82

-62

1.55

-8

-81

-73

12

1

772

-5

122

N/A

H

M

1284

123

767

3/17/2016

-21

-80

-59

1.475

-11

-76

-65

10

4

771

-4

123

N/A

M

M

1285

123

766

3/18/2016

-13

-80

-67

1.675

-10

-81

-71

3

-1

769

-3

123

N/A

M

M

1286

124

765

3/19/2016

-19

-80

-61

1.525

-11

-80

-69

8

0

769

-4

124

N/A

M

M

1287

124

764

3/20/2016

-18

-80

-62

1.55

-11

-78

-67

7

2

769

-5

124

N/A

M

M

1288

125

763

3/21/2016

-16

-80

-64

1.6

-10

-80

-70

6

0

766

-3

125

N/A

M

N/A (was 1)

1289

125

N/A

3/22/2016

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

125

N/A

N/A

M

1290

126

N/A

3/23/2016

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

126

N/A

N/A

M

1291

126

760

3/24/2016

-21

-80

-59

1.475

-10

-81

-71

11

-1

763

-3

126

N/A

H

M

1292

127

760

3/25/2016

-22

-81

-59

1.475

-12

-79

-67

10

2

763

-3

127

N/A

H

M

1293

127

758

3/26/2016

-21

-81

-60

1.5

-12

-77

-65

9

4

762

-4

127

N/A

M

M

1294

128

758

3/27/2016

-16

-79

-63

1.575

-7

-77

-70

9

2

761

-3

128

N/A

M

M

1295

128

757

3/28/2016

-20

-79

-59

1.475

-9

-81

-72

11

-2

760

-3

128

N/A

M

M

1296

129

756

3/29/2016

-25

-79

-54

1.35

-7

-80

-73

18

1

759

-3

129

N/A

M

M

1297

129

755

3/30/2016

-24

-80

-56

1.4

-9

-86

-77

15

-6

759

-4

129

N/A

M

M

1298

130

755

3/31/2016

-17

-79

-63

1.575

-9

-84

-75

8

-5

759

-4

130

N/A

M

M

1299

130

753

4/1/2016

-19

-80

-61

1.525

-13

-78

-65

6

2

757

-4

130

N/A

M

H

1300

131

945

4/2/2016

-16

-79

-63

1.575

-13

-77

-64

3

2

756

+189

131

N/A

M

H

Pressure spike will likely be declared a typographical error. See Figures 3 , 4, and 5 below. Watch for JPL to alter this data.

1300

131

752

4/2/2016

-16

-79

-63

1.575

-13

-77

-64

3

2

756

-4

131

N/A

M

H

PREDICTON ABOVE FULFILLED! See Figure 6.

1301

131

1154

4/3/2016

-20

-78

-58

1.45

-10

-78

-68

10

0

755

+399

131

N/A

M

H

Pressure is higher than the 1150 transducer capability. Watch for JPL to alter this data.

1301

131

752

4/3/2016

-20

-78

-58

1.45

-10

-78

-68

10

0

755

-3

131

N/A

M

H

PREDICTON ABOVE FULFILLED. See Figure 6.

1302

132

751

4/4/2016

-24

-80

-56

1.4

-11

-78

-67

13

2

754

-3

132

N/A

M

H

Back to "normal" pressure for this time of year

1303

132

751

4/5/2016

-26

-78

-52

1.3

-11

-79

-68

15

-1

753

-2

132

N/A

H

H

1304

133

750

4/6/2016

-22

-80

-58

1.45

-9

-78

-69

13

2

754

-4

133

N/A

M

H

1305

133

749

4/7/2016

-21

-80

-59

1.475

-9

-77

-68

12

3

752

-3

133

N/A

H

H

1306

134

748

4/8/2016

-23

-77

-54

1.35

-7

-77

-70

16

0

752

-4

134

N/A

H

M

1307

134

748

4/10/2016

-27

-80

-53

1.325

-9

-77

-68

18

3

751

-3

134

N/A

H

M

1308

135

748

4/11/2016

-23

-81

-58

1.45

-9

-76

-67

14

5

750

-2

135

N/A

H

M

1309

135

747

4/12/2016

-19

-81

-62

1.55

-8

-69

-61

11

12

750

-3

135

N/A

H

M

1310

136

745

4/13/2016

-15

-76

-61

1.525

-4

-79

-75

11

-3

749

-4

136

N/A

M

H

1311

136

745

4/14/2016

-11

-78

-67

1.675

1

-79

-80

12

-1

749

-4

136

N/A

H

H

1312

137

745

4/15/2016

-12

-77

-65

1.625

3

-80

-83

15

-3

748

-3

137

N/A

H

H

1313

137

745

4/16/2016

-14

-77

-63

1.575

1

-83

-84

15

-6

748

-3

137

N/A

H

H

1314

138

744

4/17/2016

-14

-78

-64

1.6

1

-83

-84

15

-5

746

-2

138

N/A

H

H

1315

138

744

4/18/2016

-14

-77

-63

1.575

3

-82

-85

17

-5

746

-2

138

N/A

H

H

1316

139

744

4/19/2016

-20

-80

-60

1.5

2

-82

-84

22

-2

746

-2

139

N/A

H

H

1317

139

743

4/20/2016

-15

-80

-65

1.625

-6

-80

-74

9

0

746

-3

139

N/A

H

H

1318

140

743

4/21/2016

-15

-80

-65

1.625

-9

-76

-67

6

4

745

-2

140

N/A

H

H

1319

140

742

4/22/2016

-8

-78

-70

1.75

-7

-76

-71

1

2

743

-1

140

N/A

H

H

1320

141

741

4/23/2016

-11

-77

-66

1.65

-7

-75

-68

4

2

743

-2

141

N/A

H

H

1321

141

740

4/24/2016

-15

-77

-62

1.55

-8

-76

-68

7

1

745

-5

141

N/A

H

H

1322

142

740

4/25/2016

-10

-78

-68

1.7

-5

-75

-70

5

3

744

-4

142

N/A

H

H

1323

142

738

4/26/2016

-11

-77

-66

1.65

-5

-74

-69

6

3

742

-4

142

N/A

H

H

PREDICTION: At this rate JPL should claim a Year 2 minimum pressure of about 728 to 730 Pa around Ls 147 to 150 between MSL Sols 1332 and 1338.

1324

143

738

4/27/2016

-9

-78

-69

1.725

-7

-74

-67

2

4

741

-3

143

N/A

H

H

1325

144

738

4/28/2016

-14

-78

-64

1.6

-6

-74

-68

8

4

740

-2

143

N/A

H

M

1326

144

738

4/29/2016

-15

-77

-62

1.55

-7

-74

-67

8

3

739

-1

144

N/A

H

H

1327

145

736

4/30/2016

-11

-76

-65

1.625

-6

-75

-69

5

1

739

-3

144

N/A

H

M

1328

145

735

5/1/2016

-12

-77

-65

1.625

-7

-73

-66

5

4

738

-3

145

N/A

H

M

1329

146

735

5/2/2016

-15

-74

-59

-2

-72

-70

13

2

735

0

145

N/A

H

M

Note: Prediction made on Sol 1323 about Ls of minimum pressures was accessed by NASA San Diego IP addess 192.194.122.7 on 5/4/2016 at http://marscorrect.com/custom3_6.html.

Sol 1329 was the first sol in the Year 2 winter with an identical pressure to Year 1 (735 Pa).

In the MSL Autumn YEAR 2 data there was only 1 sol (1145) with an initial report of idetical pressure to the previous year. Based on highly unusual temperatures we predicted that JPL would alter the data and they did. Pressure on Sol 1145 was altered from 907 Pa to 903 Pa. The temperatures were also altered (see http://davidaroffman.com/photo2_30.html).

The last agreement between pressures on identical sols was for the summer season, but NASA has altered some pressures on a continuing basis.

1330

146

734

5/3/2016

-14

-78

-64

1.6

-1

-79

-78

13

-1

735

-1

146

N/A

H

H

1331

147

734

5/4/2016

-19

-76

-57

1.425

0

-78

-78

19

-2

735

-1

146

N/A

H

H

1332

147

734

5/5/2016

-11

-78

-67

1.675

0

-79

-79

11

-1

734

0

147

N/A

H

H

1333

148

733

5/6/2016

-18

-76

-58

1.45

0

-80

-80

18

-4

732

1

147

N/A

H

H

Low pressure for Year 1

1334

148

732

5/7/2016

-12

-77

-65

1.625

0

-78

-78

12

-1

735

-1

148

N/A

H

H

Low Pressure for Year 1 is tied on Year 2

1335

149

732

5/8/2016

-10

-77

-67

1.675

1

-77

-78

11

0

736

-4

148

N/A

H

H

First day over freezing since Sol 1316 , Pressure remains tied with last year's low at 732 Pa.

1336

149

732

5/9/2016

-12

-75

-63

1.575

1

-76

77

13

-1

736

-4

149

N/A

H

H

Pressure remains tied with last year's low at 732 Pa.

1337

150

734

5/10/2016

-13

-76

-63

1.575

1

-79

-80

14

-3

734

0

150

N/A

H

H

1338

150

734

5/11/2016

-18

-75

-57

1.425

0

-78

-78

18

-3

735

-1

150

N/A

H

H

END OF MSL YEAR 2

BEGIN MSL YEAR 3, CONTINUE WINTER REPORT,

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

SOL

~LS

PRESSURE Pa

EARTH DATE

MAX

AIR

TEMP

°C

MIN

AIR

TEMP

°C

AIR

TEMP

RANGE

°C

AIR

TEMP

RANGE

°C/40

MAX

GROUND

TEMP °C

MIN

GROUND

TEMP °C

∆ GROUND

TEMP

DAY

TO

NIGHT

DAYTIME

CHANGE

IN TEMP

°C AIR

TO GROUND

NIGHTIME

CHANGE

IN TEMP

°C AIR TO

GROUND

PRESSURE AT SAME LS IN MSL YEAR 2

∆ PRESSURE YEAR 2 TO YEAR 3 SAME LS

~LS Year 2

PRESSURE YEAR 2 BEFORE REVISION

UV YR 3

UV YR 2

COMMENTS (AND CORRESPONDING YEAR 2 SOL NUMBER)

1339

151

733

5/12/2016

-18

-77

-59

1.475

2

-77

-79

20

0

737

-4

151

N/A

H

H

(670)

1340

151

734

5/13/2016

-15

-76

-61

1.525

3

-77

-80

18

-1

740

-6

151

N/A

H

H

(671)

1341

152

735

5/14/2016

-9

-76

-67

1.675

1

-77

-78

10

-1

739

-4

152

N/A

H

H

(672)

1342

152

735

5/15/2016

-7

-80

-73

1.825

-4

-77

-73

3

3

738

-3

152

N/A

H

H

Largest temperature range ths winter (-73 °C) (673)

1343

153

735

5/17/2016

-8

-74

-66

1.65

-6

-71

-65

2

3

734

+1

153

N/A

H

H

(674)

1344

153

734

5/18/2016

-14

-75

-61

1.525

-3

-72

-69

11

3

740

-6

153

N/A

H

H

(675)

1345

154

735

5/19/2016

-19

-75

-56

1.4

-1

-74

-73

18

1

738

-3

154

N/A

H

H

(676)

1346

155

737

5/20/2016

-16

-75

-59

1.475

9

-73

-82

25

2

737

0

154

N/A

H

M

(677)

1347

155

736

5/21/2016

-16

-75

-59

1.475

9

-85

-94

25

-10

739

-3

155

N/A

H

M

(678)

1348

156

735

5/22/2016

-15

-76

-61

1.525

11

-85

-96

26

-9

738

-3

155

N/A

H

M

(679)

1349

156

737

5/23/2016

-9

-73

-64

1.6

10

-84

-94

19

-11

740

-3

156

N/A

H

M

(680)

1350

157

738

5/24/2016

-9

-73

-64

1.6

4

-79

-83

13

-6

738

0

156

N/A

M

M

(681)

1351

157

739

5/25/2016

-12

-72

-60

1.5

4

-79

-83

16

-7

739

0

157

N/A

M

H

(682)

1352

158

736

5/26/2016

-6

-73

-67

1.675

4

-78

-82

10

-5

741

-5

158

N/A

H

H

(683)

1353

158

737

5/27/2016

-6

-76

-70

1.75

12

-75

-87

18

1

741

-4

158

N/A

H

M

(684)

1354

159

739

5/28/2016

-5

-75

-70

1.75

3

-78

-81

8

-3

740

-1

159

N/A

H

H

(685)

1355

159

740

5/29/2016

-11

-75

-64

1.6

4

-78

-82

15

-3

738

2

159

N/A

H

H

(686)

1356

160

739

5/30/2016

-5

-74

-69

1.725

3

-77

-80

8

-3

739

0

160

N/A

H

H

(687)

1357

160

738

5/31/2016

-16

-72

-56

1.4

3

-79

-82

19

-7

741

-3

160

N/A

H

H

(688)

1358

161

738

6/1/2016

-16

-74

-58

1.45

2

-78

-80

18

-4

742

-4

161

N/A

H

H

(689)

1359

162

737

6/2/2016

-13

-76

-63

1.575

2

-76

-78

15

0

741

-4

161

N/A

H

H

(690)

1360

162

739

6/3/2016

-16

-76

-60

1.5

2

-76

-78

18

0

741

-2

162

N/A

H

H

(691)

1361

163

739

6/4/2016

-16

-76

-60

1.5

1

-77

-78

17

-1

742

-3

162

N/A

H

H

(692)

1362

163

739

6/5/2016

-17

-74

-57

1.425

2

-77

-79

19

-3

741

-2

163

N/A

H

H

(693)

1363

164

740

6/6/2016

-14

-75

-60

1.5

3

-77

-80

17

-2

740

0

164

N/A

H

H

(694)

1364

164

740

6/7/2016

-16

-74

-58

1.45

2

-76

-78

18

-4

741

-1

164

N/A

H

H

(695)

1365

165

739

6/8/2016

-15

-74

-59

1.475

3

-75

-78

18

-1

743

-4

165

N/A

H

H

(696)

1366

165

740

6/9/2016

-15

-75

-60

1.5

4

-75

-79

19

0

743

-3

165

N/A

H

H

(697)

1367

166

743

6/10/2016

-14

-74

-60

1.5

2

-76

-78

16

-2

743

0

166

N/A

H

H

(698)

1368

167

743

6/11/2016

-16

-74

-58

1.45

4

-75

-79

20

-1

744

-1

166

N/A

H

H

(699)

1369

167

742

6/12/2016

1

-73

-74

1.85

3

-76

-79

2

-3

745

-3

167

N/A

H

H

(700)

Note: 17 degree increase in max air temp

from previous sol.

1370

168

744

6/13/2016

-1

-74

-73

1.825

4

-76

-80

5

-2

745

-1

168

N/A

H

H

(701)

1371

168

746

6/14/2016

-2

-75

-73

1.825

3

-74

-77

5

1

745

1

168

N/A

H

H

(702)

1372

169

744

6/15/2016

-4

-74

-70

1.75

1

-69

-70

5

5

747

-3

169

N/A

H

H

(703)

1373

169

746

6/16/2016

-3

-74

-71

1.775

0

-70

-70

3

4

747

-1

169

N/A

H

H

(704)

1374

170

748

6/17/2016

-5

-74

-69

1.725

5

-74

-79

10

0

746

2

170

N/A

H

H

(705)

1375

170

749

6/18/2016

-2

-73

-71

1.775

5

-75

-80

7

-2

748

1

170

N/A

H

H

(706)

1376

171

749

6/19/2016

0

-75

-75

1.875

6

-74

-80

6

1

749

0

171

N/A

H

H

(707)

1377

172

749

6/20/2016

1

-76

-77

1.925

6

-77

-83

5

-1

749

0

171

N/A

H

H

(708)

1378

172

751

6/21/2016

1

-76

-77

1.925

6

-78

-84

5

-2

750

1

172

N/A

H

H

(709)

1379

173

751

6/23/2016

-7

-77

-70

1.75

9

-77

-86

16

0

751

0

172

N/A

H

H

(710) Odd that max air temp drops so much while max ground temp. climbs so high.

1380

173

751

6/24/2016

-7

-74

-67

1.675

10

-77

-87

17

-3

751

0

173

N/A

H

H

(711)

1381

174

751

6/25/2016

-8

-73

-65

1.625

10

-78

-88

18

-5

752

-1

173

N/A

H

H

(712)

1382

174

752

6/26/2016

-4

-76

-72

1.8

11

-77

-88

15

-1

754

-2

174

N/A

H

H

(713)

1383

175

752

6/27/2016

3

-73

-76

1.9

10

-76

-86

7

-3

754

-2

175

N/A

H

M

(714)

1384

176

753

6/28/2016

2

-74

-76

1.9

7

-74

-81

5

0

755

-2

175

N/A

H

M

(715)

1385

176

755

6/29/2016

-3

-75

-72

1.9

10

-74

-84

13

1

755

0

176

N/A

H

H

(716)

1386

177

755

6/30/2016

-1

-74

-73

1.825

10

-77

-87

11

-3

756

-1

176

N/A

H

H

(717)

1387

177

755

7/1/2016

2

-74

-76

1.9

17

-79

-96

19

-5

757

-2

177

N/A

H

H

(718)

1388

178

756

7/2/2016

4

-73

-77

1.925

18

-81

-99

14

-8

758

-2

178

N/A

H

H

(719)

1389

178

N/A

7/3/2016

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

761

N/A

178

N/A

N/A

H

(720)

1390

179

N/A

7/4/2016

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

761

N/A

179

N/A

N/A

H

(721)

1391

179

N/A

7/5/2016

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

760

N/A

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FIRST DAY OF SPRING - NO DATA AVAILABLE AGAIN UNTIL SOL 1398 AT LS 184

SOL

~LS

PRESSURE Pa

EARTH DATE

MAX

AIR

TEMP

°C

MIN

AIR

TEMP

°C

AIR

TEMP

RANGE

°C

AIR

TEMP

RANGE

°C/40

MAX

GROUND

TEMP °C

MIN

GROUND

TEMP °C

∆ GROUND

TEMP

DAY

TO

NIGHT

DAYTIME

CHANGE

IN TEMP

°C AIR

TO GROUND

NIGHTTIME

CHANGE

IN TEMP

°C AIR TO

GROUND

PRESSURE AT SAME LS IN MSL YEAR 2

∆ PRESSURE YEAR 2 TO YEAR 3 SAME LS

~LS Year 2

PRESSURE YEAR 2 BEFORE REVISION

UV YR 3

UV YR 2

SOL THIS DAY BACK IN YEAR 2

PREDICTION MADE ON APRIL 29, 2016: At this rate JPL should claim a Year 2 minimum pressure of about 728 to 730 Pa around Ls 147 to 150 between MSL Sols 1332 and 1338. Note: MSL had its minimum pressure in its Year 1 at 732 Pa at Ls 147.

REALITY CHECK ON MAY 14, 2016: MSL had its Year 2 minimum pressure at Ls 148 to 149 on its Sols 1334, 1335 and 1336. So the timing of the prediction for minimum pressure was exactly correct. The pressure recorded for these dates was 732 Pa (rather than the 728 to 730 Pa predicted above). Pressure had been running about 2 to 4 Pa lower for Year 2 than Year 1, however the 732 Pa minimum pressure for Year 2 EXACTLY matched the 732 Pa minimum pressure for Year 1. Likewise the maximum pressure for MSL Years 1 and 2 was identical at 925 Pa (but only after several revisions of REMS data) although the Ls of maximum pressure varied from 252 on Year 1 to 257 on Year 2. Not yet factored in: we would expect pressures recorded to drop as MSL climbs Mount Sharp. That there is no difference at all between maximum pressures for MSL Year 1 and Year 2 and again no difference at all between minimum pressures for MSL Years 1 and 2 is highly suspicious which is why we view the prediction as more psychological/political than meteorological. A Martian Year is 668.5891 sols/686.98 Earth days.

Figure 1 - On Sol 1,222 the ground temperature reported reached the freezing point of water/melting point of ice even though this was just a few days after the winter solstice. There was no such warming at night, with a low of -94 degrees Celsius -137.2 degrees Fahrenheit. The data suggests a broken temperature sensor. The daytime ground temperature went above freezing for sols 1224, 1226, 1227, 1228 and 1229 but the night ground temperatures got even colder.

Figure 2 - REMS weather reports published for MSL Sols 1234 to 1241. Note all the ground temperature highs above 0 degrees Celsius and the incredibly low ground temperature at night - down to -100 degrees Celsius on Sol 1241. We think this is evidence for broken ground temperature sensors, or failure to factor in the very poor accuracy of the ground temperature sensor (10K/10 degrees Celsius/18 degrees Fahrenheit). Don't be surprised if this report again forces REMS and JPL to revise its published data. They would be smarter to simply hire us to fix their many problems. Until this happens or until they directly publish our audit of their wacky data they have zero credibility.

Figure 4 and above freezing temperatures in the early winter of MSL Year 2: Here is data that we gathered and placed in our article about high temperatures: As of February 9, 2016 it appears that the high air or ground temperature is above 0° C at Gale Crater on at least 406 days of the 669 sols in a Martian year. This number surprisingly increased in early winter of MSL Year 2 on 16 sols between Ls 95 and 104 with above freezing ground temperatures of +1, +1, +2, +1, +1, +1, +1, +1, +1, +2, +2, +2, +3, +1, +2 and +1 °C found where in Year 1 the ground temperatures on those days were -7, -6, -3, -6, -5, -9, -11, -8, -8, -13, -7, -7, -8, -8, -10 and-9° C. There were also five sols (1222, 1223, 1230, 1237 an 1244) at Ls 94, 98, 101 and 104 where the ground temperature in Year 2 was 0° Cwhile in Year 1 it was in °C only -10, -7 -5, -9 and -10° C . A quick summary for this 24-sol period each year is as follows:

TABLE 1

USUALLY WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES EARLY IN THE WINTER OF MSL YEAR 2

MSL YEAR

LS RANGE

SOL RANGE (24 sols)

AVERAGE DAY AIR TEMP HI ° C

AVERAGE NIGHT AIR TEMP LO ° C

AVERAGE DROP IN AIR TEMP DAY TO NIGHT

AVERAGE DAY GROUND TEMP HI ° C

AVERAGE NIGHT GROUND TEMP LO ° C

AVERAGE DROP IN GROUND TEMP DAY TO NIGHT

1

93 TO 104

552 TO 575

-26.66667

-84.9583

-58.2916

-8.45833

-90.79167

-82.3233

2

93 TO 104

1,221 TO 1,244

-26.79167

-87.45833

-60.6666

+0.79167

-96.54167

-97.3333

Figure 3 - Pressure on Sols 1300 and 1301 spiked up to records amounts. This will likely be removed by JPL. Location of MSL on Sols 1300 an 1301 is shown on Figure 4.

Figure 4 - Location of MSL when the REMS Team published large pressure spikes for Sols 1300 and 1301. Altitude change did NOT account for the changes.

Figure 5 - Once again the REMS Team shows us a pressure spike on Sol 1301 that is above the 1150 capacity of the Vaisala pressure sensor on MSL. They have a record of going back and revising these pressures down. Will they do it again? They do show pressure for Sol 1302 back to normal.

Figure 6 - The answer to the question in Figure 5 is yes, once again JPL and REMS threw out data off the curve, and put it right back on. Data like this should be considered behavioral or politicial. It is not meteorological. It demonstrates why none of the NASA Mars weather data is trustworthy. It will likely remain untustwothy unless the Roffman Mars Correct Team is hired to fix fatal flaws in NASA's weather data collection program.